Specifications
Page 8 ExtremeWare v6.2.1 Release Notes
Release Notes for ExtremeWare v6.2.1
GBIC Support
The following table describes how each version of ExtremeWare interprets the media type of the
installed GBIC, based on either the Vista web interface, or the
show port config command. All
versions correctly identify Parallel ID GBIC types; however, some versions do not correctly identify the
Serial ID GBIC type because the Serial ID GBICs were introduced after the software was released
.
Summit 48Si Mini-GBIC Support
The Summit 48Si supports the Extreme mini-GBIC only. For reliability and stability reasons, third-party
mini-GBICs are not supported at this time.
Features Unique to the “i” Chipset
The following list summarizes the feature areas specific to the “i” chipset products. Unless noted
otherwise, both I/O module and MSM must make use of the "i" chipset to make use of the features
listed below.
• QoS and Access Policies — Complete use of IP Access Lists; support for IP DiffServ; support for
eight QoS queues per port, instead of four; support for Random Early Detection.
• Bridging/Switching — Support for jumbo frames; support for address and round-robin-based
load-sharing algorithms and non-contiguous load-sharing port groups.
• Routing — Wire-speed IPX routing (products without the “i” chipset support IPX routing, but not at
wire-speed). Support for BGP4 (though it is not necessary to have “i”-based I/O modules to support
BGP4 on the BlackDiamond). Policy-based Routing.
• Server Load Balancing — Support for all Server Load Balancing functions.
• Web Cache Redirection — Support for all WCR functions.
• QoS Bi-directional Rate Shaping — Ability to perform Policy-based QoS for a VLAN's traffic both
into and out of the switch.
• Extreme Standby Router Protocol (ESRP) options — Support for ESRP Groups, ESRP Domains and
ESRP Host Attach.
• Traffic statistics on a per VLAN basis.
• Subnet directed broadcast packet forwarding improvements.
• System health-checker on the BlackDiamond.
• Extreme Multiple Instance Spanning Tree Protocol (EMISTP) — An extension of STP that allows a
physical port to belong to multiple STPDs by assigning the port to multiple VLANs.
Software
Release
1000BaseSX
Parallel ID
1000Base-LX
Parallel ID
1000Base-SX
Serial ID
1000Base-LX
Serial ID
LX70
Serial ID
Release 1.X SX LX Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Release 2.X SX LX LX LX LX
Release 3.X SX LX CX CX CX
Release 4.X SX LX SX LX LX
Release 6.X SX LX SX LX LX70 (v6.1.6 and
above)